I pulled some workshop hosting duty trying to fill Jimmy Ray’s big orange shoes this morning. The subject is a great one – Intrusion Prevention in the Data Center with an incredibly sharp engineer, Stijn Vanveerdeghem. Stijn is one of those crazy smart security guys down in Austin, TX as he works with a bunch of old friends from the team of IDS experts we have there.

So much emphasis on the data center these days for obvious reasons and it makes sense that anytime we consolidate something valuable – there is going to be an increase in creativity for how to get to it when your not supposed to.

We do these workshops as part of our TechWiseTV shows for their interactivity and the difference in the depth we can achieve. A number of references were made as to other resources, shows we have done as well as published papers and studies. I have included all the links we brought up below.

Some of the best conversations happen in private exchanges and I often wish we could all benefit more broadly. This most recent conversation was instructive in and of itself but it also pointed out a level of transparency both Jimmy Ray and I prefer. So hopefully it goes to say – we welcome your input! We certainly don’t get it right all the time!

The original vision of a ‘borderless’ continues to play out this week at Interop and we have a TechWiseTV episode covering all the details. ‘Simplified and Secure’ is how Inbar Lasser-Raab put it. The power of ONE: Network, Managment and Policy

Sachin Gupta is our first guest expert here to explain how Cisco’s Unified Access Network offers simplified IT operations, reduced operational costs, and better scaling to accommodate the proliferation of devices and applications now and in the future.

The flexibility enabled by an IP based communication system is exemplified in how Cisco handles Session Management. In fact, the combination of ‘Session Management Edition and CUBE (Cisco Unified Border Element) remain the most cost effective way to transition from a traditional PBX environment without sacrificing previous investments.

Extend – Deploy collaboration applications at the network core and extend them to users, even those on third-party PBXs

In this latest in the Fundamentals series from TechWiseTV, we tackle the core technology hopefully explains it in a fun way. Get your head wrapped around Session Management and make sure you are not missing anything!

Internet cookies seem to have the best name with a somewhat negative perception. Its really not the cookie thats to blame. Most geeks will laugh that we even would consider this topic for a video but the fact remains, too many people misunderstand the value and besides, its part of the Networking 101 series..its supposed to be basic!

The negative reputation seems to have started back in 2000 as the never ending privacy debates were reaching a fever pitch. And just like people who love to blame powerpoint for their crummy presentations, the fact is, the cookie is not to blame..its a tool that frankly adds a lot of value to our web experience.

Lots of misinformation has fed this debate over the years, much of it led by false information that stated cookie are programs.

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